Benny Boy XVI Calls It Quits

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[ELVIS]

You on a video binge ??

[FORD]

You on a video binge ??

Nah, I just thought that Stewart & Colbert had the best coverage of Popeapalooza 2013, so far.

[FORD]

Act of God? Lightning Strikes St. Peter's After Pope Announces Resignation

By Marc Lallanilla, Life's Little Mysteries Assistant Editor | LiveScience.com




A flash of lighting is seen over St.Peter's Basilica during a rainstorm at Vatican in this picture provided by Ansa on February 11, 2013. Pope Benedict stunned the Roman Catholic Church on Monday when he announced he would stand down, the first pope to do so in 700 years, saying he no longer had the mental and physical strength to carry on. REUTERS/ANSA/ Alessandro Di Meo



Monday's (Feb. 11) surprising announcement by Pope Benedict XVI that he was resigning from the papacy struck some observers like a bolt out of the blue.

And a few hours later, an actual bolt of lightning struck St. Peter's Basilica, the centerpiece of the Vatican and one of the holiest sites in Christendom, NBC News reported.

Was the lightning strike, coming just hours after Pope Benedict's announcement, evidence of God's wrath, or some ominous sign from above? Perhaps, but it was more likely the natural result of a rainstorm that was passing over Rome at the time.

Lightning often strikes religious symbols, because they are usually placed high in the sky and are, in many cases, the highest thing around. Coupled with the fact that they're often made of metal, lightning striking religious statuary or other icons seems quite normal.

Brazil's 130-foot "Christ the Redeemer" statue atop Rio de Janeiro's Sugarloaf Mountain, for example, has been struck by lightning several times since it was completed in 1931.

Secular objects are also often struck by lightning. Airplanes are struck by lightning frequently, and the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building and other tall buildings have all been hit.

St. Peter's Basilica is the tallest dome in the world at 448 feet (137 meters) from the floor to the cross that was added to the very top by Pope Clement VIII in the 16th century. A lightning rod points skyward from the top of that cross — it's likely that this is what was struck by lightning Monday.

[vandeleur]

Cool pic tho

[ashstralia]

how cool would a brother be as pope... imagine james earl jones reading the beautiful stuff but insisting on wearing levi's and a casual shirt..:D

[vandeleur]

Morgan freeman would be an ace pope ...
Every sermon would sound cool regardless of the content .

[Nitro Express]

Looks like someone upstairs is pissed off at the church. LOL!




If you ever are at the Vatican you can climb up to the top of the St. Peter's dome. It will cost you a few Euros but it's worth doing. One of the best views of Rome you will ever see.

[FORD]

Morgan freeman would be an ace pope ...
Every sermon would sound cool regardless of the content .

It would be a demotion for him. He's already been God in two movies.

[vandeleur]

Yeah , good point :D

[vandeleur]

There will be a shit load of chopped pics out there but I quite like this , it works for me :-)
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[ashstralia]

fantastic...

[FORD]

Pope Keef has my vote. (Not that it counts, as I'm not even Catholic, let alone a Cardinal)

[Nitro Express]

The protestant British taking over the vatican? Why not. But after all the kiddie sex scandals in the UK, the children still might not be safe. Especially if the pope wears jogging suits and smokes cigars. If Keef starts a Keef Will Fix It Sunday school. Run kiddies run!

[Nickdfresh]

You on a video binge ??

Alex Jones-dicksuck says what?